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He added a 22-footer on their next offensive possession for a 103-102 lead. George made a layup with 31 seconds left to give the Clippers a 101-100 lead for their first advantage since early in the third quarter. The Crowder-to-Ayton connection negated a Clippers rally that was led by Paul George, who had 26 points. The Clippers will be fighting from a 2-0 deficit for the third time in these playoffs after rallying to beat the Mavericks and Jazz.
The Suns now have a 2-0 lead in the series heading to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday night. “Those are my Kentucky guys,” Booker said with a grin. Deandre Ayton throws in an alley-oop dunk off an inbounds with 0.8 seconds left to give the Suns a 104-103 win over the Clippers. The Clippers couldn’t get a shot off in the final 0.7 seconds.
The referees spent about a minute reviewing the play before ruling the basket was good and Booker spent some time jawing with Clippers players Rajon Rondo and Demarcus Cousins in the aftermath. “The celebration and reaction were a little shaky,” Ayton said. Booker - playing with a stitched up nose following a collision with Clippers guard Patrick Beverley - had a key screen on Zubac on the final play, which helped free Ayton. A soaring Ayton came down the lane and stuffed it through the net over L.A.’s Ivica Zubac as the crowd roared in disbelief. The Suns were down one with 0.9 seconds left when Crowder lofted a high pass on an out-of-bounds play on the baseline. “I believed it could happen,” Booker said. It was a game that looked as if it was all but over, but Booker’s Suns were not going to be denied. He also had a big smile on his face, remembering Jae Crowder’s pass, Deandre Ayton’s tip-in dunk and a play that will live in Phoenix Suns lore for a long, long time.Īyton jammed an alley-oop pass from Crowder with 0.7 seconds left, lifting the Suns to a 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. PHOENIX - Devin Booker sat in a chair with a crooked and swollen nose, complete with tape over three fresh stitches. The ratings for the NBA Finals are shocking The missed call that nearly ruined the NBA Finalsīucks even NBA Finals with thrilling comeback win Chris Paul nemesis officiating crucial NBA Finals Game 6